- India
Chhattisgarh Assembly passes bill for protection of mediapersons
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill that aims to provide protection to mediapersons and prevent violence against them. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel tabled the ‘Chhattisgarh Mediapersons Protection Bill…
- India
HM Amit Shah hosts dinner for Padma awardees
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hosted a dinner for Padma awardees who received the honour from President Droupadi Murmu here. “Had the pleasure of hosting a dinner for…
- Mumbai
Two held for unruly behaviour after drinking on board Dubai-Mumbai flight
Mumbai: Two passengers on board a Dubai-Mumbai IndiGo flight were arrested for allegedly hurling abuses at crew and co-passengers in an inebriated condition, a police official said on Thursday. They were placed…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s Election Commission postpones Punjab elections to October 8
Lahore: Pakistan’s electoral watchdog on Wednesday postponed election in the Punjab province — originally scheduled for April 30 to October 8 — citing an abysmal law and order situation in the country.…
- India
Punjab Cong chief comes down heavily on AAP govt over Amritpal Singh issue
In a statement, he said people’s trust and confidence in the state government was at its lowest ebb ever in history. “It won’t be any exaggeration that Bhagwant Mann is spearheading the…
- India
Communalism poses threat to society, BJP agenda won’t work in Kerala, says CM Vijayan
Kannur: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the state has always opposed communalism of any kind as it poses a threat to the society and BJP will not be able…
- India
Major Himalayan rivers will see their flows reduced as glaciers recede: UN Chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that major Himalayan rivers like the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra, all hugely important for India, could see reductions in their flows as glaciers…
- India
List of Padma awards conferred on Wednesday
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday conferred Padma awards to renowned people and unsung heroes, a few posthumously, from different walks of life for their contribution in various fields. The President…
- India
Pro-Amritpal Singh rally taken out in Raipur; police serve notice to organisers
Raipur: A rally was taken out on Wednesday in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur by a group of people in support of absconding pro-Khalistan activist Amritpal Singh, leading the police to serve a notice…
- India
Border issue very complicated; but neither side want war, confrontation: Chinese envoy
New Delhi: China and India will have to face the “difficulties” arising out of the border situation but none of the two countries want war or confrontation, Charge D’affaires at the Chinese…
- India
BJP calls Delhi govt’s 2023-24 budget directionless’
New Delhi: The Delhi BJP on Wednesday rejected the annual budget 2023-24 of the AAP government as “directionless” and “repackaging of old promises”. Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot presented the Rs 78,800-crore…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Class 12th student dies after falling from 20th floor
Ghaziabad: A class 12th student died after falling from the 20th floor of a society in Sidharth Vihar Colony of the Vijay Nagar police station area, police said. The deceased has been…
- India
MP: 2 more Namibian cheetahs released into wild at Kuno National Park
Sheopur: Two more Namibian cheetahs were on Wednesday released into the wild at the Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) here, where the felines were translocated from the African country in September 2022,…
- Delhi
Noida: Overcharging Rs 10 for beer lands liquor seller in jail
Noida: Overcharging a customer Rs 10 for a beer bottle in Noida landed a liquor seller in jail on Wednesday and the outlet’s owner slapped with a penalty of Rs 75,000. According…
- India
Crushed under police boot’, newborn dies in Jharkhand; CM orders probe
Ranchi: A newborn baby died allegedly after being crushed under police boots during a raid in Jharkhand’s Giridih district in the small hours of Wednesday, prompting Chief Minister Hemant Soren to order…
